The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-14
THE STATE TREASURY.

THE STATE TREASURY.
One by one the falsehoods which the Re-
publican State central committee circulated
last fall to the advantage of the Republican
party, and because of which the Republican
State ticket was elected, have been nailed
The most effective of these lies was that
which declared something to be wrong with
the State treasury. The Journal went so
far as to charge that Mr.. Cooper would be I'M
able to settle. 1t was most infamous lie.
The day has come for settlement, and Mr..
Cooper settles In hard cash. It was this
most daring and most false accusation against
the State Treasurer, Cooper, that formed the
most potential of the Republican campaign
material. Baseless and crimikal in its ma
Lightly and injustice though it was, the Re-
pubicans used it everywhere. Time ex-
plodes the lie and those who propagated it
stand pilloried in infamy before the public.
The Republican platforms of the future are dis
credited, and the Republican party put to
shame.-The Sentinel of Saturday.
To-day Mr. Cooper transferred the Treas
urers office to his Republican successor, turn
ing over 1921 900 in cold cash, that amount
covering every cent charged against him.
The new Treasurer and his clerks have been
busy all day counting the money. The
scoundrels who undertook to SANDER Mr..
Cooper will now do we'll to hunt holes to hide
in.-Special to Courier ournal, dated Thurs
day, Feb. 10.
We copy these extracts fully for the purpose
of saying few things.
In the first place. the Journal never charged
''that Mr. Cooper would be unable to settle"
and the Sentinel lies when it says so.
In the second place, the Journal desires to
say that every word written and printed about
the State treasury during the late campaign
was written and printed deliberately and pur-
posely.
| In the the third place, every word written
| aud printed in the Journal about the State
| treasury during the late campaign can be
substantiated by full and ample proof The
courts are open for either civil or criminal
proceedings, or both; and if Mr. John j.
Cooper, or tie editor Of the Sentinel, OF the
correspondent Of the Courier Journal, or any
body else who can obtain standing in court,
would like to try the question, we invite them
to go into forum where the matter can be
tested to the satisfaction of all parties.
In the fourth place, the Journal desires to
say a few more things:
Mr. John j. Cooper did not settle in full,
in ''hard cash. or 'cold cash." on the dag be
transferred the Office to Treasurer Lemcke.
The money turned over by Mr.. John J.
Cooper on the day of his retirement to Mr..
Lemcke as cash in the treasury, was short
by many thousands of dollars Of the amount
shown to be due according to the books Of
the Auditor of State.
The full amount of the money that ough
to have been on hand was not in the State
sion Of the office.
Mr.. John J. Cooper did not settle dollar fol
dollar, in ''hard cash." OF "cold cash" or il
any other kind of cash, on the day he turn ct
over the Office and Mr.. Lemcke assumed hi
official duty.
Mr. John j. Cooper paid over to Treasure
Lemcke many thousands Of dollars the da,
after he retired from Office and after a coun
of the cash on hand, turned over at the tim
J of his retirement, had shown an existin
shortage to the amount of the second pay
ment.
The money for this second payment was no
in the State treasury, but was obtained b.
Mr.. John J. Cooper and Mr.. Franklin Lander
of the banks of this city, the names Of whic
can be given if necessary.
Now, these statements are in addition
the statements made by the Journal durin
the campaign relative to the condition of tn
State treasury, and we invite Mr. John i.
Cooper or anybody else to deny any Of them
We shall be uardone9 in using bit of ez
pressive slang to these Democratic whane
doodlers who are talking about lies, and slar
ders, and Iibels-
''PUT UP OR SHUT UP"
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0 SALARIES OF OFFICERS.
In regard to salaries for county Officer